Y4 Weekly Update: February 15th to 19th, 2016

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we  will write our own Stories From Different Cultures and present them as old fashioned Victorian books.	Next term, we will start on our unit Dramatic Conventions and start planning for our KS2 production by looking at different Horrible Histories plays.
Math	Understand how to divide 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers using place value and mental strategies; divide numbers by 1-digit numbers to give answers between 10 and 25, with remainders; identify factor pairs and use these to solve multiplications and divisions with larger numbers; use Frog to find complements to multiples of 1000; use Frog to find change from £10, £20 and £50	Recognise, use, compare and order decimal numbers; understand place value in decimal numbers; recognise that decimals are tenths; round decimals numbers to the nearest whole number; divide 2-digit numbers by 10 to get decimal numbers; multiply decimal numbers by 10 to get 2-digit numbers; divide 3-digit multiples of ten by 100 to get decimal numbers; multiply decimal numbers by 100 to get 3-digit multiples of ten; add four digit numbers using written method with answers greater than 10 000
Humanities	For Humanities, we will make our own buildings out of recyclable materials and test them with fans and water to see how they would hold together in a hurricane.	Next term, we will start our new unit and look at what we know and what we want to know.
Science	This week we will look at how different types of resistance affects us in our daily lives and how we can reduce and produce different types of resistance.	Next term, we will start our new unit on circuits and conductors and will begin by identifying important vocabulary which will help us to learn about electricity.
Art	This week, we will look at how we could have made improvement on our inventions.	Next term, we will look fine tuning our motor skills by creating props for our KS2 production.
PSHE	In PSHE, we will at changing around some of our class jobs and making our classroom cleaner and more effective.	Next term, we will look at the positives that have happened this term as well as trying to think of ways to make next term better.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioral record for the week. Don't forget about getting the correct clothes for your kids for International Week.Have a great holiday and we'll see you back on the 29th of February.

Y4 Weekly Update: February 8th to 12th, 2016

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we  will chunk up the parts of our novel into manageable sections and create a story mountain as well as ‘boxing up’.	Next week, we will write our own Stories From Different Cultures and present them as old fashioned Victorian books.
Math	Understand how to divide 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers using place value and mental strategies; divide numbers by 1-digit numbers to give answers between 10 and 25, with remainders; identify factor pairs and use these to solve multiplications and divisions with larger numbers; use Frog to find complements to multiples of 1000; use Frog to find change from £10, £20 and £50	Next week, we will consolidate our learning and prepare for our half term test at the end of the week.
Humanities	For Humanities, we will make our own buildings out of recyclable materials and test them with fans and water to see how they would hold together in a hurricane.	Next week, we will look at the countries we are studying for International Week and write up reports on them in class.
Science	This week we will look at how different types of resistance affects us in our daily lives and how we can reduce and produce different types of resistance.	Next week we will finish our unit on Friction with a review class and a short test.
Art	This week, we will look at how we could have made improvement on our inventions.	Next week, we will draw Victorian pictures to create dust jackets for the books we have written in Literacy.
PSHE	In PSHE, we will at changing around some of our class jobs and making our classroom cleaner and more effective.	Next week we will look at the positives that have happened this term as well as trying to think of ways to make next term better.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioral record for the week. Don't forget about getting the correct clothes for your kids for International Week.

Y4 Weekly Update: February 1st to 5th, 2016

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we are starting our new unit called Stories With Historical settings, where we will read and listen to the story of Oliver Twist, a famous novel by Charles Dickens.	Next week, we will chunk up the parts of our novel into manageable sections and create a story mountain as well as ‘boxing up’.
Math	Recognise and compare acute, right and obtuse angles; draw lines of a given length; identify perpendicular and parallel lines; recognise and draw line symmetry in shapes; sort 2D shapes according to their properties; draw shapes with given properties and explain reasoning; draw the other half of symmetrical shapes	Understand how to divide 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers using place value and mental strategies; divide numbers by 1-digit numbers to give answers between 10 and 25, with remainders; identify factor pairs and use these to solve multiplications and divisions with larger numbers; use Frog to find complements to multiples of 1000; use Frog to find change from £10, £20 and £50
Humanities	For Humanities, we will look at hurricanes and things we should do if a hurricane is ever upon us, including making our own hurricane survival kit.	Next week, we will make our own buildings out of recyclable materials and test them wioth fans and water to see how they would hold together in a hurricane.
Science	This week we will look at different types of resistance including water resistance and how to measure it.	Next week we will look at how different types of resistance affects us in our daily lives and how we can reduce and produce different types of resistance.
Art	This week, we will show our inventions to the class and present them as well as critique them	Next week, we will look at how we could have made improvement on our inventions.
PSHE	In PSHE, we will at changing around some of our class jobs and making our classroom cleaner and more effective.	Next week we will look at the positives that have happened this term as well as trying to think of ways to make next term better.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioral record for the week.

Y4 Weekly Update: January 25th to 29th, 2016

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we are looking at our new topic Persuasive texts in which students will need to write a piece on an invention and explain why it is important.	Next week, we will be starting our new unit called Stories With Historical settings, where we will read and listen to the story of Oliver Twist, a famous novel by Charles Dickens.
Math	Use mental multiplication and division strategies; find non-unit fractions of 2-digit and 3-digit numbers; find equivalent fractions and use them to simplify fractions (halves, thirds, quarters)	Recognise and compare acute, right and obtuse angles; draw lines of a given length; identify perpendicular and parallel lines; recognise and draw line symmetry in shapes; sort 2D shapes according to their properties; draw shapes with given properties and explain reasoning; draw the other half of symmetrical shapes
Humanities	For Humanities, we will learn about what causes flooring and examine different materials and how they affect flooding.	Next week, we will look at hurricanes and things we should do if a hurricane is ever upon us, including making our own hurricane survival kit.
Science	This week we will look at different types of resistance including water resistance and how to measure it.	Next week we will look at how different types of resistance affects us in our daily lives and how we can reduce and produce different types of resistance.
Art	In Art, we will finish making our inventions and write a piece about them so that people know how they work.	This week, we will show our inventions to the class and present them as well as critique them
PSHE	In PSHE, we will look at Kindness Week and what some kind deeds we can do, not just this week but all the time.	Next week we will look at the positives that have happened this term as well as trying to think of ways to make next term better.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioral record for the week.We will also have a presentation on Friday at 9am where students will present their new inventions to a panel of judges and give persuasive arguments as to why the judges should buy their inventions.

Y4 Weekly Update: January 18th to 22nd, 2016

                                                                                                                                                                        

	This Week	Next Week
English	This week, we have finished writing our Explanation texts based on the comics of Wallace and Gromit.	Next week, we are looking at our new topic Persuasive texts in which students will need to write a piece on an invention and explain why it is important.
Math	Look at place value in decimals and the relationship between tenths and decimals; add two 4-digit numbers; practise written and mental addition methods; use vertical addition to investigate patterns	Convert multiples of 100 g into kilograms; convert multiples of 100 ml into litres; read scales to the nearest 100 ml; estimate capacities; draw bar charts, record and interpret information
Humanities	For Humanities, we will look at will learn facts about tornadoes, their features and survival techniques.	Next week, we will will learn about what causes flooring and examine different materials and how they affect flooding.
Science	This week we will look at how to use a Newton meter to measure horizontal force and to design a fair test.	Next week we will look at different types of resistance including water resistance and how to measure it.
Art	In Art, we will start to make our inventions that we designed the previous week by bringing recycled materials to school.	This week, we will finish making our inventions and write a piece about them so that people know how they work.
PSHE	In PSHE, we will look at our camp and writing letters of thank you to those people that organised it as well as looked after us during our stay.	Next week we will look at the positives that have happened this term as well as trying to think of ways to make next term better.
Notices and Events	Please try to log onto your ClassDojo accounts so you can see your child’s behavioural record for the week.